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title: "Waterfiskaal"
description: "Laniarius ferrugineus — Vogels. The southern boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) ('ferrugineus' - rust-coloured) is a species of bushshrike."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-boubou
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Waterfiskaal

> Laniarius ferrugineus — Vogels. The southern boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) ('ferrugineus' - rust-coloured) is a species of bushshrike.

- Scientific name: *Laniarius ferrugineus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 3473
- Wikidata: [Q1304963](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1304963)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8224](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8224)

## Names

- en: Southern Boubou
- de: Flötenwürger
- es: Bubú ferrugíneo
- fr: Gonolek boubou
- nl: Waterfiskaal
- pt: Picanço-ferrugíneo
- pl: Dzierzyk rdzawobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3255), BW (10), MZ (8), SZ (6)

## Summary

The southern boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) ('ferrugineus' - rust-coloured) is a species of bushshrike. Though these passerine birds and their relations were once included with true shrikes in the Laniidae, they are not closely related to that family.
This species is found in southeastern Africa, mainly in southeastern Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Mozambique and southern and eastern  South Africa.  It frequents dense thickets in forests, mangroves, scrub and gardens. In drier regions, it is found in riverside woodland.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_boubou

## Photo

![Waterfiskaal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-boubou/medium.jpg)

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158622954

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-boubou?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).